Arla Kærgården (Streichzart)

Product and category

Arla Kærgården (labelled "Streichzart") is a spreadable butter product — a butter-based spread made from butter combined with rapeseed oil to give a soft, spreadable texture straight from the fridge. It is sold in tubs with imagery of bread and pastoral fields and marketed in German-speaking markets as a versatile spread for bread, cooking and baking.

Manufacturing

Packs labelled for Germany are manufactured for the German market; Arla product pages and retailer listings for Arla Kærgården indicate production and packaging handled via Arla’s operations in Germany (Arla Foods Deutschland). While Arla is an international cooperative with production across multiple countries, this specific German-labelled product is produced primarily in Germany for distribution in that market.

Brand origin and ownership

The Kærgården product name is Danish in origin and is part of Arla’s brand portfolio. Arla Foods — originally a Danish/Swedish dairy group formed from Nordic dairy cooperatives — is the company that developed and markets the product. The ultimate owner is Arla Foods amba, a Denmark-headquartered farmer-owned dairy cooperative. Locally in Germany the brand is handled by Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH, which acts as the national subsidiary for sales, marketing and production coordination.